Drifting

Words & Music:

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix

Drifting on a sea of forgotten teardrops.

On a lifeboat sailing for your love, sailing home.

Drifting on a sea of old heartbreaks.

On a lifeboat sailing for your love, sailing home.

Tab transcribed by MaxxDaddy

Tune down 1/2-step

Intro: guitar 2:

E D F# A

||---------------------------|| ||--12---10--/--14----17-\-||

||---9-----7--/--11----14--\-|| ||--13---11--/--15----18-\-||

||---9-----7--/--11----14--\-||(2x) ||-------------------------||(2x)

||---7-----5--/---9----12--\-|| ||-------------------------||

||---------------------------|| ||-------------------------||

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---------9-11(13)-

----9-11----------

-/11--------------

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E D#m7 D G#m

Drifting on a sea of forgotten teardrops, on a lifeboat,

B A C#m B E/G#* B A C#m B E/G# A E

Sailing for your lo- ve Sailing home.

* B - E/G# riff:

-------

-4h5-4-

-4---4-

-4h6-4-

-------

G A G B

-3-3--3-3-------3/5\3--5-5--5-5-------5/7\5--3-3--3-3--------3/5\3--7-7-7-7-

-3-5--3-5--3/5--3/5\3--5-7--5-7--5/7--5/7\5--3-5--3-5--3/5---3/5\3--7-9-7-9-

-4-4--4-4--2/4---------6-6--6-6--4/6---------4-4--4-4--2/4----------6-6-6-6-

-5-5--5-5--------------7-7--7-6--------------5-5--5-5---------------7-7-7-7-

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E D#m7 D * G#m

Drifting on a sea of old heartbreaks, on a lifeboat

B A C#m B E/G# B A C#m B E/G# A E

Sailing for your lo- ve Sailing home.

D riff:

-5/7-10/12-10\-

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G A G

-3-3--3-3-------3/5\3-3/5\3--5-5--5-5-------5/7-----5/7\5-3-3--3-3--5-3----

-3-5--3-5--3/5--3/5\3-3/5\3--5-7--5-7--5/7--5/7-5/7-5/7\5-3-5--3-5------5--

-4-4--4-4--2/4---------------6-6--6-6--4/6------4/6-------4-4--4-4---------

-5-5--5-5--------------------7-7--7-6---------------------5-5--5-5---------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

G B B Bb A G

-5-3-----5-3-----7-7-7-7-7h9-7----7h9-7----9--7--6--5--3-

-----5-3-----5-3-7-9-7-9-------9p7------9p7---7--6--5--3-

-----------------8-8-8-8----------------------8--7--6--4-

-----------------9-9-9-9----------------------9--8--7--5-

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repeat pattern, playing major pentatonic over each chord:

(A G Fmaj7 G B B-Bb-A-G) 4x

A G Fmaj7 G B C